Unidentified woman, Brooklyn

In
1993, the remains of a white female who had been between 18 and 25 years old
was discovered on a hillside near the Long Island railroad in Brooklyn, New
York, near the intersection of Junius Street and East New York Avenue.

She had
been about five feet, six inches tall with very long, dark brown hair. She
remains unidentified.

Reconstruction by Charlie Boots MFA 2016

Credit: Natasha Tverdynin Racic

Unidentified woman, Manhattan

In
2003, the remains of a white female who had been between 16 and 21 years old
were discovered in the basement of a building on W. 46th St. in
Manhattan underneath a large concrete block.

It was unclear how long the
remains had been there; a 1969 dimes and a 1966 Bulova watch were discovered
with the remains. She had been about five feet, one inch tall. She remains
unidentified.

Reconstruction by Chris Page MFA 2016

Credit: Natasha Tverdynin Racic

Unidentified woman, Brooklyn

In
1998, sanitation workers discovered the remains of a black female who had been
between the ages of 16-23 in a wooded area of Seaview Park in Brooklyn, New
York, covered with garbage.

The
woman had been about five feet, five inches tall with curly black hair. She remains
unidentified.

Reconstruction by Zoe Suenson-Taylor, MFA 2013

Credit: Natasha Tverdynin Racic

Unidentified man, Queens

In 2001, the skeletal remains of a man were discovered by New York City parks employees as
they were clearing brush near Brookville Boulevard in Queens.

The man, who had
been between 18-28 years old with wavy brown hair, was found with Calvin Klein
jeans and a yellow metal earring.

A medical examiner couldn't determine his race. He remains unidentified.

Reconstruction by Richard Comstock MFA 2016

Credit: Natasha Tverdynin Racic

Unidentified man, The Bronx

In
2003, the partially mummified skeletal remains of a white male who had been
between 30 and 40 years old was discovered in Soundview Park in the Bronx, just
east of a east of the rear softball field.

Black and dark brown hairs were
adherent to some of the bones, and he was found with medium size shorts.

He had
sustained blunt force injures to the cranium, resulting in damage to the left
cheek area. He remains unidentified.

Reconstruction by Tim Mathias MFA 2015

Credit: Natasha Tverdynin Racic

Unidentified woman, Queens

In
1991, the remains of a black female who had been between 16 and 24 years old
were discovered by two fisherman on the shore of Jamaica Bay at Beach 62nd
Street in Queens.

She had sustained
blunt force trauma on the left side of her skull. She had gold crowns on two of her teeth and
had stood about five feet, two inches tall. She remains unidentified.

Reconstruction by Carmen Bolton MFA 1991

Credit: Natasha Tverdynin Racic

Unidentified man, Queens

In
2014, the remains of a man, likely Hispanic, were discovered at the base of a
hill near train tracks in Queens, New York. The dismembered body was found in
garbage bags.

He had sustained sharp force trauma to his cranium. He had been
between 20 and 30 years old and stood about five feet, seven inches tall. He
remains unidentified.

Reconstruction by Joan Hooker MFA 1993

Credit: Natasha Tverdynin Racic

Unidentified child, Middlebury, VT

In 1935, the remains of a child were
found next to the remains of a woman and another child in Middlebury, VT.

The child had suffered
a gunshot wound to the cranium. The sex was indeterminate; the child was
thought at first to be a boy, but DNA later found it was a girl.

She had been
between 9 and 11 years of age and stood about four feet, four inches tall. She remains unidentified.

Reconstruction by class professor Joe Mullins

Credit: Natasha Tverdynin Racic

Unidentified woman, Middlebury, VT

In 1935, the remains of a white female were discovered next
to two children in Middlebury, VT. She had suffered a gunshot wound to the cranium.

She
stood about five feet, two inches tall and had been between 35 and 45 years
old. She remains unidentified.